The Portico Library Archives

A celebration of Northern writing: The Portico Library launches Rewriting the North 2022

Posted by Helen Nugent | Apr 1, 2022 | Books

The Portico Library has announced the relaunch of Rewriting the North, a programme of events...

A staple of Manchester’s cultural and literary life, The Portico Library is situated above...

Posted by Sara Riccardi | Feb 1, 2022 | Art, Arts

On entering Manchester’s Portico Library, the strong presence of a figure catches the...

Posted by Steve Slack | Mar 28, 2020 | Art, Arts

Museums, art galleries and libraries across the North are now off limits to the public, their...

Posted by Helen Nugent | Nov 4, 2019 | Arts, Museums

Did you know there’s a secret garden tucked away in an historic Manchester Library within walking...